Trend: Sheer maxi skirt

I must have one.  I'm stalking this one on Etsy with the idea that I'll chop the lining to miniskirt length.

Leoplaid

The first time I saw this combo (on Sea of Shoes whose picture appears first below) I thought it was genius, and now that it's popping up all over the place I'm not sure whether that makes me a slave to fashion or a trend forecaster.

And finally (for today)

Wouldn't this be amazing for a Rue Mevlana performance? I can just see all of us in neon colored knit leotards over black catsuits.

Happy Birthday to me!

I really love this ear-warmer thingy. It seems like something that would be easy enough to make. I probably couldn't figure out how to knit that flower without a pattern, but I could crochet it no problem.

But then I think....is this yet another one of those things that I think are sooo cute but would never wear? Things like: red lipstick, hats, suspenders, high waist jeans, T-shirts with words on them...

I have to pick up my rental car and pack tonight for a trip to the big city up north this weekend. So excited!!

Collars, mending, knitting....more making stuff!

I started and finished my first personal sewing project in almost a year yesterday! I thrifted this dress while I was house sitting in Richmond that had potential, but needed to be shortened, and I thought would really benefit from the addition of a peter-pan collar. The only downside is that I completely forgot to photograph - both before and after - so you can't see what I did....yet.

Edited 2/8 to add a picture!


I've also been working on this knitted lace dress using an incredible 100% bamboo yarn...it's slooooowwww going though so I decided to bust out a new more-bus-appropriate project. I haven't really settled on one though. I'm trying to balance my love of seamless-knitting-in-the-round with the unwieldy-ness of the nearly finished project that produces.

And so this isn't too wordy...here are some pictures from the street fashion blogs featuring sandals+socks+tights - ALL AT ONCE. I would love to try this out but....I'm not sure my particular brand of leg can pull it off. Maybe something with a big cuff.

I'm going to make something today.

Bows:



I think she looks great in a really gross way


All of these ladies just look adorably great

House sitting, moving...not much sewing

And because I'm not getting too inspired by the street fashion blogs, here's something completely different - apartment stuff from my "to make" folder:

Dolls

I'm trying to do doll research but it's proving to be rather difficult. I'm trying to find a page that takes a scholarly approach. Maybe that's too much to ask? I did find this out of date page that is almost the exact opposite of what I'm looking for.

But this is cool - if I were a doll I would totally wear this sweater:



Some street fashion:



This just has Hannah written all over it:


And apparently knitted food can be a substitute for plastic toy food. Very useful and not a waste. I stand corrected.